diff --git a/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c b/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c
index 83f1bae..9f50632 100644
--- a/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c
+++ b/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 #include <libxfce4util/libxfce4util.h>
 #include <libxfce4ui/libxfce4ui.h>
 
-#define SAVE_DELAY  7000
+#define SAVE_DELAY  1000
 #define BORDER         8
 
 typedef enum
@@ -1828,6 +1828,12 @@ xfdesktop_file_icon_position_changed(XfdesktopFileIcon *icon,
 
 /*   *****   */
 
+void
+xfdesktop_file_icon_save(gpointer user_data)
+{
+	xfdesktop_file_icon_position_changed(NULL, user_data);
+}
+
 gboolean
 xfdesktop_file_icon_manager_get_cached_icon_position(XfdesktopFileIconManager *fmanager,
                                                      const gchar *name,
diff --git a/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.h b/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.h
index 847f573..1317287 100644
--- a/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.h
+++ b/src/xfdesktop-file-icon-manager.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ GType xfdesktop_file_icon_manager_get_type(void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 XfdesktopIconViewManager *xfdesktop_file_icon_manager_new(GFile *folder,
                                                           XfconfChannel *channel);
 
+void xfdesktop_file_icon_save(gpointer user_data);
+
 gboolean xfdesktop_file_icon_manager_get_cached_icon_position(
                                                     XfdesktopFileIconManager *fmanager,
                                                     const gchar *name,
diff --git a/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c b/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c
index d3c4ebc..b9b325b 100644
--- a/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c
+++ b/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c
@@ -3258,6 +3258,8 @@ xfdesktop_move_all_cached_icons_to_desktop(XfdesktopIconView *icon_view)
     if(fmanager == NULL)
         return;
 
+    xfdesktop_file_icon_save(fmanager);
+
     /* add all cached icons back */
     for(l = icon_view->priv->pending_icons; l; l = l->next) {
         gint16 row, col;